News & Blog

Over the past few days, The Guardian newspaper published a series of articles exploring and highlighting subjects close to all of our hearts: antidepressant withdrawal, the harms of medicalizing emotional and social problems, and the importance of sharing our experiences—in our own words—of taking and stopping antidepressants, and of rediscovering life beyond the mental health industry.

Leela Ehrhart reflects on why this common advice can be problematic, and her top 5 tips for how to determine if or when a big life change is actually in your best interest.

Leela Ehrhart shares her top tips for weathering the darkest nights in psychiatric drug withdrawal.

Leela Ehrhart reflects on the power of the stories we choose to believe in whilst in psychiatric drug withdrawal.

The Inner Compass Initiative website has merged with The Withdrawal Project content – now there is ONLY one united site right here at https://www.theinnercompass.org/

Present for Peace is a peer support group founded by someone who realized psychiatric medications and professionals weren't always the answer.

A personal story about enduring withdrawal from antidepressants and finding hope on the other side.

The Deputy Director for Safety at the FDA’s Division of Psychiatry Products answers our questions about how the risks of psychiatric drugs are evaluated – and explains what you need to know to better protect yourself.

On Saturday, November 9th, 2019, ICI's Inner Compass Initiative will pilot a free Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal Webinar for ICI Connect members called "To Withdraw or Not to Withdraw: Psychiatric Drugs and the Deep Questions About Ourselves."

The UK Government continues its important research into psychiatric drug dependence and issues recommendations on how to reduce this growing problem.